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The US Hamster Wheel

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Fri Mar 22, 2019 1:38 am
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
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by admin » Sun Nov 13, 2016 4:53 pm » in Politics & Controversial Topics
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Raised the possibility of merging three topics relating to US politics a few days ago, receiving no objections. Just looked at the logistics of doing...

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7 States and counties/cities within 16 other States have passed regulations against the federal enforcement actions of ICE on illegal immigrants....
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Fri Mar 22, 2019 1:38 am
The Smokin' Hot Where On Earth Thread Mk III

Last post by Sisemen « Fri Mar 22, 2019 1:36 am
Posted in Crewroom
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by admin » Tue Jul 24, 2018 2:54 am » in Crewroom
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Puggie has it, Westerham it is, well done,

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Mapula Lodge?
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Last post by Sisemen
Fri Mar 22, 2019 1:36 am
The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV

Last post by fin « Fri Mar 22, 2019 1:34 am
Posted in Crewroom
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by admin » Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:37 pm » in Crewroom
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Time to start a new one, methinks. Enjoy.

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Wodrick, I, too, am delighted that your timetable for replacing a beloved pet was moved up for ya! When we lost Copper, it was an unprecedented shock...
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Last post by fin
Fri Mar 22, 2019 1:34 am
Rant of the Day v2.

Last post by compo « Thu Mar 21, 2019 11:52 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by admin » Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:47 pm » in Crewroom
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This one was getting a bit big too.

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Not at all unusual for a true blue area, Mr S. Withdrawal of socialist amenities (such as you describe) will continue while the cons are confident of...
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Last post by compo
Thu Mar 21, 2019 11:52 pm
BREXIT - A Poll & Discussion

Last post by compo « Thu Mar 21, 2019 11:28 pm
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
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by Alisoncc » Tue Mar 22, 2016 8:51 pm » in Politics & Controversial Topics
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I suspect that most of the Ops-Normal patrons would have an opinion on whether the UK would be better served by exiting the EU. My thoughts are that...

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Eh? e.g. Please don't commit suicide doesn't indicate that I think suicide is good for you.
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Last post by compo
Thu Mar 21, 2019 11:28 pm
Wot's for Tea, Ma?

Last post by OFSO « Thu Mar 21, 2019 9:24 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by henry crun » Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:01 pm » in Crewroom
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Am sat here at Castle Crun in front of a roaring log fire toasting hand-made crumpets and spreading them with gorgeous creamy local butter. Yummy!...

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Two pieces of crispy fried chicken (done in vegatable oil) and a glass of Lidle's finest strawberry gin. As one can infer, I am on a health kick.
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Last post by OFSO
Thu Mar 21, 2019 9:24 pm
Windows 7 Product Key

Last post by ribrash « Thu Mar 21, 2019 8:41 pm
Posted in Computer Chatter
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by Capetonian » Sun Dec 30, 2018 7:42 pm » in Computer Chatter

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I have an old Dell laptop which I want to give to a friend. The OS is Windows 7 build 7601, and a message keeps popping up saying that 'This copy of...

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XP rules.

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Last post by ribrash
Thu Mar 21, 2019 8:41 pm
ET crash ADD NBO

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Thu Mar 21, 2019 8:25 pm
Posted in Aviation Incidents
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by Capetonian » Sun Mar 10, 2019 8:35 am » in Aviation Incidents
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Sad news, reports of an Ethiopian Airlines crash ADD NBO this morning.

A/C 737 Max 4 months old, ET-AVJ. It had been on the ground for 3 hours after...

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One cannot expect software guys to do this. It needs to be sorted out at the design spec level. It also needs to be discovered in testing. Both...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Thu Mar 21, 2019 8:25 pm
Last two letters start the next word v2.

Last post by Hydromet « Thu Mar 21, 2019 4:55 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by admin » Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:41 pm » in Crewroom
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Time to start a new one here as well. When they get too big suspect they slow the site down - database access gets iffy.

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Harem: A collection of wives and/or concubines - in theory, heaven but in practice, probably hell.
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Last post by Hydromet
Thu Mar 21, 2019 4:55 pm
The New Football Thread

Last post by Woody « Thu Mar 21, 2019 4:36 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by admin » Thu Dec 22, 2016 1:05 pm » in Crewroom
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The new football thread where personal attacks will not be appreciated. Thanks muchly.

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The first of many :-o

Former Fifa official Luis Chiriboga has been banned from football for life after being found to have taken bribes to award...
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Last post by Woody
Thu Mar 21, 2019 4:36 pm
bob2s

Last post by G-CPTN « Thu Mar 21, 2019 3:43 pm
Posted in Introductions
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by bob2s » Thu Mar 14, 2019 11:29 pm » in Introductions

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Hi all, bit of an introduction. One of Slasher's mob,but still living in the great south land down under. Spent 55 years working in the industry,49...

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Today being St Paddy's day and also the day I was delivered to this earth

So there are 2 of us!
In a room of just 23 people there’s a 50-50...

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Last post by G-CPTN
Thu Mar 21, 2019 3:43 pm
Royal Bank of Wankers

Last post by CharlieOneSix « Thu Mar 21, 2019 1:57 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by OFSO » Tue May 01, 2018 2:49 pm » in Crewroom
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There have been many discussions on these pages and also at TOP on the stupidity of UK banks. For example, requesting the same information over and...

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Mrs C16 and I have a new online joint savings account with KentReliance. I am the first named account holder. My withdrawals have to be to a...
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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Thu Mar 21, 2019 1:57 pm
ETOP's and things

Last post by Slasher « Thu Mar 21, 2019 11:25 am
Posted in The Antipodees.
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by ian16th » Sun Mar 03, 2019 1:39 pm » in The Antipodees.
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An article written by an ignorant journo, about the possibilities of future long flights from Cape Town to the Australian east coast.

This journo...

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Absolutely Capt. Long story and I think told before.

Bit o' pressure there sah but understandable. In the 4 holer Whale an engine out was...
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Last post by Slasher
Thu Mar 21, 2019 11:25 am
Mosque shooting in Christchurch NZ.

Last post by FD2 « Thu Mar 21, 2019 10:10 am
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
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by John Hill » Fri Mar 15, 2019 2:00 am » in Politics & Controversial Topics
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Shooting being reported at one, maybe two,mosques and maybe the hospital too.

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Just as Spielberg is probably signalling 'OK'. Never really suspected he was a white supremacist. :-?
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Last post by FD2
Thu Mar 21, 2019 10:10 am
.......and ROTATE!

Last post by Slasher « Thu Mar 21, 2019 10:04 am
Posted in Aviation Incidents
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by Boac » Mon Mar 18, 2019 6:36 pm » in Aviation Incidents

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Didn't have such problems with tail dragger's!

Well yeh sort of...but more a problem of momentum than CG.

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Last post by Slasher
Thu Mar 21, 2019 10:04 am
Cyclone Idai- Beira counts the cost and its dead.

Last post by Sisemen « Thu Mar 21, 2019 1:48 am
Posted in Crewroom
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by Cacophonix » Mon Mar 18, 2019 6:57 pm » in Crewroom

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More bad news from Mozambique and parts of Zimbabwe. As usual it is the poor who have suffered the most and the countries will count the cost of...

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It’s Africa. Corrupt leadership, shanty towns built in the most inappropriate places, lack of infrastructure and preparedness. I suspect that any...

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Last post by Sisemen
Thu Mar 21, 2019 1:48 am
Bristow - Pilot Career Open Days - Leicester

Last post by ribrash « Thu Mar 21, 2019 1:06 am
Posted in Rotary Ops
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by CharlieOneSix » Wed Mar 20, 2019 4:11 pm » in Rotary Ops

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From the Bristow website, they are holding Career Open Days for Pilots - and expecting to start recruiting having recently made pilots...

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You going to apply C16? Chance of a lifetime. :D

I went back for the first time in 2012 after I'd been retired 13 years so I could sit in on a...

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Last post by ribrash
Thu Mar 21, 2019 1:06 am
Lion Air 737 Missing

Last post by Slasher « Thu Mar 21, 2019 12:40 am
Posted in Aviation Incidents
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by llondel » Mon Oct 29, 2018 4:07 am » in Aviation Incidents
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Reports of a Lion Air 737 missing.

An Indonesian Lion Air Boeing 737 carrying 188 passengers and crew was reported missing shortly after takeoff...

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Keep an eye on the Boeing share price. If taken to the cleaners there'll be a good buying opportunity. Speculative word has it that it could drop by...
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Last post by Slasher
Thu Mar 21, 2019 12:40 am
Chaos in France

Last post by OFSO « Wed Mar 20, 2019 10:15 pm
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
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by OFSO » Sun Jan 20, 2019 11:25 am » in Politics & Controversial Topics
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Our cleaner's daughter, a very competent and organised teenager, lives in Bordeaux where she is a much-in-demand au pair, running several families...

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Macron has ordered the French army onto the streets of Paris next weekend with the strictly limited function of protecting public buildings. So hard...
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Last post by OFSO
Wed Mar 20, 2019 10:15 pm
Book Thread

Last post by fin « Wed Mar 20, 2019 7:32 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by om15 » Fri May 25, 2018 6:20 pm » in Crewroom
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I mentioned some time back that I had failed to properly watch the film The girl with the dragon tattoo , fell asleep mid way.
I read the book by...

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Am currently on 11th book in a series about Inspector Rebus, written by Ian Rankin. I suspect those on t'other side of the pond would enjoy it even...
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Last post by fin
Wed Mar 20, 2019 7:32 pm
Piper Malibu missing north of Alderney!

Last post by Stoneboat « Wed Mar 20, 2019 5:35 pm
Posted in Aviation Incidents
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by Cacophonix » Tue Jan 22, 2019 6:56 am » in Aviation Incidents
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An air and sea search has been launched after a plane disappeared from radar over the English Channel.

Rescue teams were scrambled to waters north...

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From the article...

He insists he does not know who owns the aircraft and states categorically that it is not owned by him or any commercial entity...
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Last post by Stoneboat
Wed Mar 20, 2019 5:35 pm
24 hours in VIE. Hotel recommendation.

Last post by OFSO « Wed Mar 20, 2019 5:02 pm
Posted in Self Loading Freight
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by Capetonian » Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:08 am » in Self Loading Freight

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I have 24 hours in Vienna later this month en route to CPT. We arrive at midday and leave at about 1000 the following morning.

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The clientele were interesting. Thought I might see George Smiley there. That sort of place.

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Last post by OFSO
Wed Mar 20, 2019 5:02 pm
Any animal killers here?

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Wed Mar 20, 2019 4:37 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by Bull at a Gate » Sun Oct 18, 2015 7:36 am » in Crewroom
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On the other site, where a few of us still visit from time to time, one of our number and I have been discussing the hunting of animals....

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Named and funny old thing an American.
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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Wed Mar 20, 2019 4:37 pm
Sometimes you just can't win.....

Last post by OFSO « Wed Mar 20, 2019 3:18 pm
Posted in Experiences in Aviation
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by CharlieOneSix » Sat Mar 16, 2019 4:13 pm » in Experiences in Aviation

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On the ET accident thread Alison said about Sully that you can't be a hero if by your actions you are saving your own life - and I agree with that...

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Brilliant photographs. And you are still here. Good.

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Last post by OFSO
Wed Mar 20, 2019 3:18 pm
Friday Jokes

Last post by ricardian « Wed Mar 20, 2019 12:57 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by OFSO » Sun Aug 23, 2015 5:28 pm » in Crewroom
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To kick off, here's one that had 'em rolling in the aisles (although I admit it was my Kindergarten aisles.)

There were four skunks: daddy skunk,...
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Last post by ricardian
Wed Mar 20, 2019 12:57 pm

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